Sachin Tendulkar handed India a World Cup injury worry on Saturday when he was reported to have pulled out of the tour of South Africa.
The veteran batsman equalled Sanath Jayasuriya's world record of 444 one-day international appearances in the one-run win over South Africa but struggled to make 24 off 44 balls.
Tendulkar did not field during the South African innings and there was no immediate explanation of the reason.
But quoted on www.cricinfo.com, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said: "Most likely he is going back".
A tour insider said that Tendulkar had injured a hamstring, a worrying development with the World Cup starting in South Asia on February 19.
Sachin Tendulkar touched another milestone crossing 14,000 runs in Test as India began with (128/2) to chase Australia’s 478 in the first knock of the second and final two-Test series on the second day at Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.Now the Master batsman Tendulkar remained not out with 188 with Dhoni 9 not out. India 429/5 (119 over).
In yet another first, India's all time great Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday became the only person to scale the 14,000 peak in Test cricket during their five-day match against Australia.
Needing 27 runs to reach into the landmark, the 37-year-old cut off-spinner Nathan Hauritz through coverpoint for a boundary and accomplish the feat in his 171st Test.
A packed Chinnaswamy Stadium crowd rose and gave the Indian maestro a standing ovation as Australian skipper Ricky Ponting came up to congratulate Tendulkar who is unbeaten on 44.
At 12178, Ponting remains Tendulkar's nearest rival but the Aussie is still behind by 1839 runs.
Incidentally, it was during Australia's last tour of India, Tendulkar crossed Brian Lara's record of most number of runs in Tests.
Lara (11953) occupies the third spot in the elite list of most runs in Test career as his position remains to be in danger with Indian batsman Rahul Dravid (11581) closing in on the gap.
Tendulkar also became the highest Test run-getter at Chinnaswamy Stadium scoring in excess of 600, eclipsing Sunil Gavaskar's total.
Sachin Tendulkar hit his fifth double cetury and test debutant Suresh Raina scored a ton as India made 589 for five and closed in on Sri Lanka's mammoth first innings score of 642 for four declared, at tea on the fourth day of the second cricket Test in Colombo on Thursday.Tendulkar was unbeaten on 202 and put on 256 runs with Raina (120) for the fifth wicket that saw India sailing to safe shores at the Sinhalese Sports Club. Giving Tendulkar company at the tea break was India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on an unbeaten 50.
The 37-year-old Tendulkar endured hot and humid weather for his marathon innings that was studded with 23 boundaries and a six. Tendulkar reached his 200, in his 168th Test, with a flick off Ajantha Mendis for two runs. It was Tendulkar's first double hundred in six years.
Resuming at the overnight score of 382 for four, India started cautiously as they needed 61 more runs to avoid the follow on.
The first four came from Tendulkar's bat as he pushed debutant off spinner Suraj Randiv through the cover boundary and then Raina smacked the lanky bowler for a huge six over long off.
The 23-year-old Raina hit two sixes and 12 fours in his 228-ball knock and got to his century with a fluent off-drive off seamer Dammika Prasad that went for a four. Mendis picked up Raina with Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara taking a good catch at short-midwicket.
Tendulkar also equalled West Indian Brian Lara's record of 19 scores of 150-plus. Australian legend Don Bradman did it on 18 occasions.
Prasad rattled Tendulkar with a short-pitched delivery that hit the batting maestro's helmet and raced to the boundary.
